TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1145, 12 September 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND. This Day. The City Council authorities are in communication with Wellington as to the best method of working the Contagious Diseases Act. The former have suggested that a ward at the Hospital should be set apart as a Lock Hospital, and that a Hospital surgeon should be appointed a visiting surgeon of that institution. No reply has yet been received. The inquest was resumed yesterday respecting Mrs Sarah Cleaver who died under suspicious circumstances.

Dr. Richardson who had medically attended the girl during her fatal illness was examined. His evidence, with the crossexamination, lasting all day. He deposed that the girl in reply to his question stated that she was well when she left Waikato, and well when she got to Auckland. She denied having taken poison and seemed surprised at such a question. He prescribed medicines to counteract corrosive poisoning and examined her mouth and fingers for stains of any corrosive, but found none, He described with great minuteness her symptoms during her illness and treatment.

Superintendent Thomson at this stage said : Before witness proceeded to state the result of the post mortem examination, he wished to mention some important information which had lately come into his possession, and which, if Dr. Richardson had known, might have led greatly to modify his diagnosis of the case. It had transpired that at tlie time the unfortunate girl was confined the after-birth was not removed until some two or three hours afterwards ; and that in the meantime she went outside the house without shoes or stockings on to burv the child, and this, too, on a cold winter night, Dr. Richardson replied that he had ascertained all this from the girl herself, and therefore it was not new to him ; he did not think these facts satisfactorily explained the girl's illness.

In continuation, the evidence showed that the cause of death was attributable to an irritant poison in the stomach, and symptoms, under microscopical scrutiny, reveal arsenical poison.

The consensus of medical opinion was that death occurred from inflammation or peritonitis of the bowels, resulting from exposure. The inquest stands adjourned until to-day, At the inquest on Mrs Cleaver to-day, Dr. Purchase who attended deceased for four days prior to her death, stated that he believed her ailment to be English cholera leading to gastro ententes. He was not present at the autopsy. Chas. Davis was committed for trial on a charge of larceny of £lOO from the Kamo Hotel at Whangarei. WELLINGTON, This Day. The Conference on the Land Bill agreed to a compromise on th) following basis :—The purchasing clause not to apply within goldfields, but to apply to all other leased lands. In Residence Clause youths residing with parents to be allowed, and also adults residing in adjoining lands; and in McKenzie’s Clause a proviso was added that mortgagees may hold by themselves or managers, out not for a greater period than three years.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Stella brought to Lyttelton yesterday a piece of a ship’s poop rail picked up near Puysegur point. It has been recognised as part of the missing vessel Miuydon. The Dunedin Jockey Club offer to divide the amount in the totalisator on the Galloway Handicap among ticket holders, but five refused to accept, and law proceedings are threatened.

' An unoccupied house at Tapanui was j burned down. It was insured lor £lOO in ; the Victoria Company, Incendiarism is susI pected. DUNEDIN, This Day. 1 A warrant has been issued for the arrest I of Edwin Marlow, clerk in the Union s.s, Co.’s office, and private secretary to the managing director. Defalcations were discovered a few days back, being principally, it is said, of private funds, and of Otago Towing Company. It is now supposed that he has left Dunedin. The amount is not yet mentioned, but is supposed to be considerable. TIMARU, This Day. A baker named John Duncan, who accidentally set fire to himself about a week ago while in a state of intoxication, died yesterday. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. With reference to a statement made by the Captain of the Wild Wave at Lyttelton re a vessel being ashore between Catlins river and the Nuggets, on Monday last, Captain Paterson, of the Annie Bow, now here, states that he passed the spot in company with the Wild Wave, and that the vessel noticed was a ketch anchored close to the beach.

THAMES, This Day. Queen of Beauty 130 loads from 600 feet below the surface, yielded 9440zs of gold. Great indignation amongst the Volunteers re Bryce’s aspersion, relative to Parihaka affair, especially the accusation of mercenary motives. The men unquestionably were given to understand that they wore being enrolled for two months. There is some talk of testing the matter ia a court of law, and burning Bryce in effigy is freely spoken of.